Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-04-16
G. ri MCGETRE,
Sheriff Of Phillips Count
Proclamation for a Special Election

orzsEa hallway Company. To the qualified voters
OF Plum township, in Phillips county, kansas
WHEREAS. on the 10th day Of March, 1851, there
WAS presented to the Board Of County Commits
sioaers Of saId county, in special session duly
convened, petition signed by more than two
htths OF the resident tax payerE Of SAID township
praying said Board Of commissioners 10 submit to
the qualified vOters OF said township q proposition
20 subscribe 70 one hundred aud nfty shares OF
one hundred dollars each OF the capital stock Of
Company, and in payment therefor, TO issue 10
said hallway Company fifteen OF the bonds OF said
township OF the denomination OF one thousand
dollars each, all the terms and conditions set
forth in said petition, which petition, emitting
the signatures OF the signers thereof is in words
and figures as follows tO-wit:
PETITION.
To she Honorable Board Of County Commissioners
OF the county Of Phillips in the state OF Kansas.
We, the undersigned. your petitioners, each be
Ing a resident tax payer Of the township OF Plum
in Phillips county in the state Of Kansas respect
fully petition your honorable body TO submit to
the qualified electors OF ssliL township Tor their
acceptance or rejection, at special election 70 be
ordered by your honorable body. under and in
pursuance Of the laws Of the state OF Kansas and
Townships and Citi-s aid in the construction OF
railroads, and repeal section eight, of chapter
thirty-nins Of the lava Of 1874 appTos ed February
18th, 1876 and the amendments thereto, the fol
lowing proposition with tbs terms and conditions
herein specified, tO-wit:
county, III the state OF Kansas, subscribe FOR one
hundred and Htty shares OF one hundred dollars
each, OF the capital stock OF The Chicago, Kan
and Nebraska Railway Company, and in payment
therefor issue to said Railway Company fifteen Of
one thousand dollars each, many thereof
mot exceeding said number "a shall amount 20
net exceeding four thousand dollars per mile for
each mile of Railroad constructed in said township
by said EailTay omPsu5; said bonds TO be pay
OF Kansas, Ia Ne" 1oFA tlty, twenty years after
the date thereof, bearing interest II the rate OF
six per cent per aunum, Interest payable semi
annually Tor y men interest coupons shalt be at
tucued, payable al the fiscal agency aforesaid; this
subscription OF stock and issue OF bonds being up
on the following conditions, namely
As a7oIl ~ said proposition shall be determined
III the ai ruaIiFs CANVASS OF The votes cast al
sucn etscLloHr Inc 51&Iu OF county Commission
of said county OF Phillips for and on behalf OF
said township snail order the County Clerk 10
ms ke, and the Comfy Clerk shall make said sub
sCrptiOn ia tie name OF said township for said
one hundred snd aity shares OF the capital stock
Of said hallway Company.
And when the railroad Of said Railway Compa-
ny shall be built and completed. and shall be in
operation unuer lease or ot1erWise from the east
line OF said township to the west line OF said
township, thea said Board Of County Commission
ers s-ial cause sucn bonds, WIN coupons attached
as aforesaid, to be Issued in the name Of said
t0Wuship of Plum and shall deliver the same TO
sliu FIAlI@ay company on de-iFery or tender 70
the County Treasurer OF said county Of Certid-
cate for ssid shares Of the fun paid mp capitaI
stock'ot said Railway Company equal IN amount
with said bonds, dollar for dollar.
Provided. said railroad shall be built and com
pleted and in operation. BY lease or oLasryise) as
aforesaid, on or before the first day Of February,
A. ID. lS5S, and provided further. that zaid comDa
ny shall build and maintain depot with side
tracks adjacent Thereto III said township.
The form OF the ballots to be used ut said cleo
ton sha! be: ''Eor the subscription of stock and
issue Of bonds TO The Chicago, Kansas and Ne
5raSka Railway Company and "A against the sub
scripIiOn Of stock Eud Issue Of bonds TO The Chi
cago, Kansas and NsbFasHa Railway Company
sfGergtion of said retitoT sf me beariua, of me
proof in respect 70 the matters and things therein
contained, SAID Board found that said petition was
signed by more than twoifths OF the resident tax
payers Of said township and that said petition
was iH al respects in due form OF law and that
the conditions theEein contained wee su5HCeut TO
protect the interests OF said township and there
upon, duly made an order granting the prayer of
said petition and ordering that special election
be held at the usual and established places Of vot-
ing IN each voting precinct in said township on
Wednesday the 2Jth day Of april 1887, TO determine
hundred and fifty shares OF the capital stock Of said
Company, and issue fifteen bonds Of the denOm
nation OF one thousand dollars each, Of said Plum
township 10 said cOmpSny in payment therefor
on the terms and conditions set out IN said petit
ten: ard il was further ordered by said Board
that in the event that majority OF the vOLers
voting at s81 election cast their ballots in favor OF
said proposition aud vote To subscribe SAID one
hundred and nIty shares OF said capital stock, ana
to Issue said fifteen bonds Ia payment therefor
WIN Tor and on DsllEI OF, and m the name o.
said township subscribe, 10 one hundred and nifty
u Nae oy eAld Board LuIthsr orIeEed t4aL II sAlu
Railway Company shall fully comply with the co..
dit!on= OF said subscription then the chairman OF
SAID heard and the county CLERK OF sald county
shall duly issue 10 said Company said bonds OF
said township ia the sum, and TO the tenor and et
And il was By said Board further ordered that
the ballots L BE used at such election should be
IN the fuTm designated ia said petition; and that
the sheriff OF said county duly make and isaue HE
proclamation for the holding OF such special cleo
ton ia said township at said date and places des
ignated, and that the sheriff give due snd legal no
tice OF saf election tairty days IS provided by
law, and in said proclamation give the substance
Of said order; Eaid notice 10 be published in the
PhilipEbugg HERALD, 8 wee iy newspaper printed
and published in the city OF PhfiiiDsburg in the
county Of Phillips and in general circulation ia
said PLAN township @Ed Phillips county.
And iG Nas by said BOar1 further ordered that
said election be held and returns mace and the re-
suit ascertaiHed and declared in al respects, as
provided 5y Law.
Nov, therefore, I, C. n. Mcclure, sheriff Of the
county Of Phillips, state OF Kansas, by virtue Of
the EUEiEy ia me by law yestsd. and 10 pursu-
auce OF the above EecItcd order of said Board OF
County Commissioners, do hereby make public
proclamation and give notice, that special eisc-
li0u Hi be held in said township at the usual and
established pisces OF voting in each voting pre-
ciucU in said township On wednesday, tie 2Jth
day Of April, A. ID. 1885,, 10 deter
mine whether said township
shali make Euch subscription OF stock, and Email
issue in payment therefor the bonds % said tcgfH-
ship on the terms and conditions set out in said
petition and such election shall, IN ali respects
be conducted aud returns made, and result uscer-
tanned ana declared, in the manner provided by
law for general elections.
In Witness Y he eOf /, c. n Mcguire sheriff
OF Phillips county. state OF Kansas, have hereuatO
ret my nznd 81 the city % PGIllpEburg this 10th
day OF March A. ID. 1851
G. n McGUIEE.
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